City/Town Name | Description | Approval Date |
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Yarmouth | Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Inc. - Bass River Savings Bank |
To preserve the former Bass River Savings Bank building, which is an historic resource. |
04/12/2006 |
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Conway | Pine Grove and Howland Cemetery Restoration |
To preserve/restore approximately 50 grave markers at the historical Pine Grove and Howland Cemeteries |
04/10/2006 |
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Conway | Old Boyden School House |
For the restoration of the Old Boyden School House, to be opened to the public for educational purposes |
04/10/2006 |
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Southborough | Preservation of Historic Documents |
To fund the preservation of historic documents, mostly deed records, from the 18th century. |
04/10/2006 |
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Southborough | Gilmore St affordable unit |
To help build an affordable house at 26 Gilmore Road |
04/10/2006 |
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Southborough | Breakneck Hill Conservation Land |
To help restore Breakneck Conservation Land by eliminating invasive species and creating new trails. |
04/10/2006 |
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Grafton | Preservation of Town Records |
To fund preservation work on historic town records |
04/08/2006 |
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Cambridge | Congregation Eitz Chayim |
Repairs to roof of 1885 former E. H. Whitney house |
04/06/2006 |
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Provincetown | Shank Painter Rd land purchase |
To acquire a parcel of land on Shank Rd to eventually be turned into 50 affordable rental units |
04/06/2006 |
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Bedford | Land Acquisition-234 Old Billerica Road |
Acquisition of 234 Old Billerica Road. Seller: Millstone Properties. Map 29 / Parcel 10-A |
04/05/2006 |
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Bedford | Housing Trust grant writer/consultant |
A second year of funding for a grant writer/housing consultant to work with Bedford Housing Trust. |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Land Acquisition Fund |
Additional appropriation to Land Acquisition Fund. Funds were used for various land purchases-set up as separate projects. |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Rufus Porter Murals Preservation |
For the restoration of the Rufus Porter murals, painted more than 200 years ago and located in the parlor of the Job Lane House |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Old Burying Ground |
For preservation of gravestones and tombs at Old Burying Ground |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Town Center Tot Lot |
To construct a modern play structure for all age groups at the Town Center |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Depot Station Preservation Plan |
For a survey and evaluation of the interior, exterior, and building structure and systems at the Depot Station building, including outline plans and specifications for subsequent restoration work--matched by a $24,000 grant from the Mass Historical Commission. |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Historic Properties Preservation Fund |
To create an Historic Properties Preservation Fund, for the purpose of preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of municipally-owned historic properties, with no expenditure on any one project in a fiscal year to exceed $75,000. The properties include: Wilson Mill Site, Job Lane House, Old Burying Ground, Shawsheen Cemetery, Old Town Hall, Bedford Depot, Freight House, Union Shool (Town Center), Junior H.S./Center School (Town Hall), Bascon-Fitch Mill Site, Stearns Building, but will be added to by Town Meeting vote. Bd of Selectmen vote to approve specific projects on these properties. |
04/04/2006 |
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Bedford | Athletic Fields Design |
For a design study of Town-owned athletic fields at various locations--South Rd, the former St. Michael's property, and Page Field |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | 419 Woods Hole Road |
For the Falmouth Affordable Housing Committee to conduct a professional engineering evaluation of 419 Woods Hole Road for possible development of affordable housing, with an emphasis on minimizing impact on topography and vegetation and placing a priority on cluster development and the preservation of open space |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Ward, Chester, and Cloverfield Affordable Housing |
To fund the construction of affordable housing units on Ward and Chester Streets and Cloverfield Way |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Affordable Housing Retention Fund |
For the purpose of funding an affordable housing retention program to protect affordable housing units by creating permanent deed restrictions |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Highfield Hall HVAC system |
To install a new HVAC system at Highfield Hall |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Lawrence Academy Renovation |
For the historic rehabilitation of the two and one-half story wood framed Lawrence Academy Building (circa 1834 - listed on the National Register of Historic Places) |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | East Falmouth Burying Ground preservation |
To the United Methodist Church for the preservation of gravestones at the East Falmouth Burying Ground and rehabiliation of the cemetery grounds |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Historic Structures Survey |
For the purpose of professional surveying and cataloguing of historic structures built prior to 1930 |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Julia Wood House and Conant House climate control |
For the purpose of designing climate control facilities Julia Wood House and Conant House |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Sandwich Road rec facilities |
For the purpose of constructing recreation field facilities on Sandwich Road |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | Sam Turner Rd affordable housing |
To assist Habitat for Humanity in constructing affordable housing on parcels on Sam Turner Rd |
04/04/2006 |
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Falmouth | East Falmouth Fire Station park benches |
For the purpose of purchasing two park benches for the East Falmouth Fire Station |
04/04/2006 |
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Manchester | First Parish Church |
To repair the first floor structural system at First Parish Church |
04/04/2006 |
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Manchester | Restoration of Town Documents |
For the archival restoration of historic Town documents |
04/04/2006 |
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Provincetown | Archive Storage Area |
To create a secure, climate-controlled archive storage area in the Provincetown Library basement for the Heritage collection |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Lincoln Sudbury Community Athletic Field |
For a new community athletic complex on the grounds of Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School, including athletic field, running/walking track, and amenities |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Wayside Inn Site Study |
To fund a comprehensive site survey of 125 acres at the Wayside Inn, including surveying, resource delineation, and landscape architecture research |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Walkway construction |
To construct walkways in Sudbury |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Loring Parsonage Exterior Restoration |
To restore the exterior of the historic Loring Parsonage. Started project but then combined with more comprehensive renovation. |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Hearse House Relocation and Restoration |
To relocate and restore the Hearse House, a former Town-owned building which sheltered the town hearse in the 1800s |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Cemetery Ironwork Restoration |
To restore decorative ironwork located in the Revolutionary and Wadsworth cemeteries and tombs alongside Concord Road in the historic town center |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Carding Mill Pond Harvesting |
To harvest non-native, invasive aquatic weeds in Carding Mill Pond |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Town Land Feasibility Study |
To contract with a consulting firm to conduct feasibility studies on 2 parcels of land for appropriateness for affordable housing/recreation uses |
04/04/2006 |
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Sudbury | Sudbury Housing Authority units purchase |
Funds for the Sudbury Housing Authority to put down payments on the purchase of existing or newly constructed housing units to be added ot their rental housing inventory |
04/04/2006 |
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Acton | School St Twin Ball Fields |
For the creation of a multi-use recreation spce (softball/little league diamond, baseball diamond, soccer/lacrosse fields) |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Jones Tavern Roof and Gutters |
To fund the replacement of the roof, gutters, and downspouts at the Jones Tavern, an historically important pre-revolutionary tavern on the National Register of Historic Places. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Trail Through Time Phase I (Historic Stone Chamber Restoration) |
To fund the restoration of an historic stone chamber located on the Nashoba Brook Conservation Land. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Fitzgerald Piano Preservation |
To help fund the preservation of an antique baby grand piano, a gift made to the Town in 1926 by the Honorable John Francis Fitzgerald. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Arboretum Universal Access Trail |
To held fund creation of an access trail in the Acton Arboretum to lilac and fragrance gardens. The trail will be handicap-accessible. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Community Housing 28 Willow St. and 214 Central St. Acquisition |
Funds to help the Acton Community Housing Corporation (ACHC) acquire property at 28 Willow St. and 214 Central St. to develop up to 3 units of community housing on rehabilitated brownfield site. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | AHA rental housing planning and feasibility study |
To fund a study by the Acton Housing Authority exploring how to use and apply new rules concerning how housing authorities can leverage resources (hopefully to allow AHA to maintain and expand its rental housing inventory) |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Leary Field Woodland Path |
To fund a handicap-accessible walkway from the upper school parking lot to the new Leary Field. It was an integral component of the Leary Field project passed in 2005, but was not built because of insufficient funds. |
04/03/2006 |
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Acton | Gates School Playground |
To help fund the creation of a new plaground structure at the Gates School in West Acton. The Acton School Committee will contribute $10,000 in funding as well. |
04/03/2006 |